https://uncoverdc.com/2021/02/23/democrats-join-push-to-remove-gov-cuomos-emergency-pandemic-powers/
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Several States Are Almost at Herd Immunity
Cumulatively and slowly, the U.S. is seeing more states reach that combined level of vaccinations and infections approach what is seen as herd immunity. So far, South Dakota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Arizona, Oklahoma, Utah, and Tennessee are the nearest.
The consistent and rapid decline in daily cases since January 8 can likely only be explained by natural immunity, given that Americans traveled more over Christmas than they did since March. Vaccines also don’t explain the steep decline in January. Vaccination rates were low and their effect takes weeks to kick in.
However, whether the majority of the herd immunity is due to vaccination or infection and recovery, the fact that an increasingly smaller percentage of the population remains vulnerable to Sars-CoV2 is encouraging and indicates that social distancing and masks make less and less sense.
https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/these-7-states-are-verge-herd-immunity
Biden’s CIA Nominee Identifies China as America’s Top “Formidable Adversary”
William Burns’ position on the People’s Republic is another indicator that the Biden Administration might be taking the threat posed by China’s rising imperialism and international assertiveness more seriously than anticipated.
https://news.antiwar.com/2021/02/24/bidens-cia-nominee-identifies-china-as-top-priority/
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected
Federal Judge Bans Enforcement of Biden’s 100-Day Deportation Pause
Biden Claims to Remain Tough on China
The close personal and economic ties of Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. and his family to the communist regime in China have many strategists concerned. However, so far the new U.S. President is frustrating Bejing’s hopes to have a much easier time with the Biden administration than with its hardline predecessor.
https://news.antiwar.com/2021/02/22/biden-administration-rejects-chinas-calls-for-better-relations/
3 Victories for Conservatives
The renaming of schools in San Francisco is put on hold (thanks to backclash) ;
The ice rink Donald Trump built in Central Park is open again (thanks to popular demand and protest against mayor DeBlasio’s effort to shut it down);
A treasury department whistleblower speaks up against warrantless use of cellphone data.
There is still hope for America when principled people have the courage to speak up in the face of adversity.
https://donsurber.blogspot.com/2021/02/3-victories-for-conservatives.html?m=1
How The GOP Can Win Back Congress
NASA Releases Images From Perseverance Rover and Mars Helicopter
U.S. Retail Sales Jump in January in Positive Sign for Economy
Biden Changes his Mind, Allows Some Deportations of Criminals After All
Covid Cases Are Down 77%!
WSJ: We’ll Have Herd Immunity by April
If a medication reduces infections by 77% over six weeks, we’d call it a miracle pill. While media and politicians are still largely ignoring the good news, it is time to be more vocal about it.
Herd immunity will be achieved when enough individuals have become immune to a virus by either: 1. receiving a vaccine, or 2. getting infected and recovering.
As the numbers indicate, the extent to which the second way to get immunity (i.e. naturally via infection and recovery) is occuring, has apparently been underestimated. However, the spike in infections observed in December has apparently accelerated the process of herd immunization.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/well-have-herd-immunity-by-april-11613669731?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
Latinos Opposed to Biden’s Immigration Policy
A growing number of Latinos in the U.S. is increasingly concerned about the fact that the Biden administration is freely sharing scarce resources, jobs and citizenship with new arrivals. Most American Latinos had to work very hard for these privileges and are now struggling as a result of the shutdowns and Covid-restrictions. Support for Republican policies and candidates is therefore growing among the American Latino population.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/18/immigration-politics-democrats-469732
Montana Reduces Number of “Gun-Free Zones”
On Thursday, Governor Greg Gianforte (R) signed HB 102 into law.
As the language of the bill explicitly acknowledges in section 3, so-called gun-free zones actually jeopardize people’s safety by increasing their reliance on the state to provide protection which it is not able to provide. Consequently, the bill reduces the number of these dangerous locations in Montana, where people were previously required by law to be helpless.
The bill also permits persons who are eligible to possess a firearm under state or federal to carry a firearm both openly or concealed. Hence, it does away with the permit requirement for most U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Montana law already allowed open carry without a license, but a permit was required for concealing until this bill became law on Thursday.